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Hey everyone! I’m inviting anyone interested to join a free open lesson on Asai Ryu Kata.

So, as the title says, out of curiosity I was looking for the best Dojo faciliies in the UK, then expanded to other countries, as this is nothing more but seein how nice, aesthetic, well equipped a dojo can be. The idea is, if you were going to design your dream dojo, how would it be?

So far the nicest I've seen:

Espacio - Dojo Shubukan (so nice that they rent it for events apparently)

Dojo Hire | The Budokwai | London, UK SW10 9SL (same)

The Venue - The Karate Dojo

I have seen many Bunkai on this crescent kick but is there an original purpose for this kick? Almost seems useless.

Hello, I want to start shotokan or Kyokushin karate. I have done wrestling at school and other sports and some boxing so I know what I’m getting into but I just don’t know what school/dojo to start with I’m in the NOVA Area and I want a really good school to learn from and be committed to this art. If anyone knows where I can go please let me know. Thank you!

Hi all,

I’m currently part of TOGKF and running my own dojo within the organization. There are some genuinely excellent senior instructors, so technically there’s a lot of value there.

However, my national organization is a different story. Leadership wasn’t elected – the current chief basically got the position by being first after the split – and there’s no real accountability or way to change things. It’s turned into a bit of a “McDojo politics” situation (e.g. grading his own clearly subpar students, including personal acquaintances). That’s not something I want to be part of long-term.

So now I’m looking for a serious Goju-Ryu organization, ideally:

- Strong presence in Europe

- High technical standards

- Emphasis on kumite, practical bunkai, self-defense

- Regular sparring and pressure-tested training, not just compliant drills

I’ve been considering GKC Global, but I don’t have enough insight yet.

Also did you experience similar things in your local TOGKF branch? I'm wondering if this a larger- scale problem... As when I was on a European Gasshuku the quality of many black belts was poor.

I’ve got a karate summer camp in a couple months and was wondering if I could use silicone studs for my two lip piercings? I normally take them out but thats only for two hours and I already end up having to slightly reopen them. The thought of having to do that after 12hrs for four days… idk…

anyone have any experience on maintaining piercings w karate?

Hello there. I am looking for the name of the distinctive circular two-handed block in Nijushiho. It is used e.g. in the fifth movement of the kata, the first time you turn around after the opening sequence, right before Awase Zuki.
Thank you for your help!

I’m a slim build and having hard time to actually gain mass. I’m not sure if I’m not putting in enough effort or there isn’t enough recovery or potentially even burning more off than my caloric surplus.

Hey all,

I’m a white belt, been doing this since around October and I’m a bit weirded out by how things turned out during my karate classes.

We train shotokan and the first months went as one would expect, a bit of everything feeling chaotic for me but I got my footing after some months. Now, th problem is our sensei for some reason seems fixated on kumite, and I can confidently say we haven’t done a kihon or kata practice since December. To be honest I think this is weird and I personally don’t like the idea of training only one part of a discipline I was interested in, in its entirety. I know I’m a white belt so I’m pretty much clueless about all this, but I really looked forward to the more traditional aspects of this discipline and I haven’t done a gedan barai in 5 months.

Does this happen from time to time or is it actually a weird situation?

I am seeing many different ways to go from ready stance to attention stance at the end of kata and am confused on what is right or whether it is just dependent on the school.

The main two that I see:

From ready stance, slide right foot to attention

From ready stance, slide right foot to center and then left to right (essentially having them meet in the middle)

What is right if either? What is looked for at completion (given a kata with such a finish)?

Im fairly sure this is normal, but how can this be prevented? It’s not a huge deal but I would like to know if Im perhaps doing something wrong. Every time I roundhouse kick, I get an abrasion on the front of my foot from kicking the punching bags. Would a wrap help this? or some sort of liquid bandage?

Long story short , there are two dojos that offer these arts. Ima test both out before making a commitment. I wanna hear from yall also.

For the record , I’m interested in eclectic martial arts and I don’t wanna do MMA. Kajukenbo, Enshin , Kudo and Kenpo is what I’ve been targeting but the only one I can find is kenpo which is a bit further then I prefer. These two are less than 10 mins away.

Dear guys from this amazing sub,
I have rly strange question. im going to tokyo japan and one of my sensei's asked me if i would be able to bring a magazine from karate back with me. Now i have no clue where to actualy look and try to find one. if someone is able to help i would really appreciate it.
Dear regards and thanks in advance

I’m a senpai at quite a traditional dojo and occasionally teach classes (basically when the other instructors aren’t available). We are having trouble engaging some of the younger students, and this isn’t helped by the senior instructors thinking they are teaching just fine and it’s the students fault. Does anyone have any tips or tactics that we can try to help get the kids on side and engaged? I’m fighting a losing battle at the moment.

I'm placed at senior U21, 154cm, and about 35kg. I've never done Kumite before and and roughly 40kg ,planning to enter my first Novice division. Since I'm below the usual -50kg weight floor, I’m worried about the weight and height discrepancy. Does being much lighter and shorter than my opponents change how I should defend? Any tips for a complete beginner on how to manage distancesafely?" I am more of kumite driven karateka rather than a kata girl and definitely dont want my opponent to triple my weight for my first fight

chaos is everywhere. everyone's doing mma or bjj or some flashy knockout stuff. that's cool for them but not what i'm about

sharjah. teenager. want to train traditional karate the old way. not bouncy point sparring. not sport version. goju ryu style or similar — soft hard, circular, defense first, redirection not clashing

goal isn't trophies. it's mastering effective ancient techniques together, finding some inner peace through the practice, learning to defend against aggressive chaotic styles without becoming chaotic ourselves

any skill level works. any gender. any size. just not egotistical

if you train something like this or know someone in sharjah who does, let's connect and practice together

I want to start my kids in karate (and maybe give myself a reason to start too..). There is a karate 100m from my house. They did a couple of trial classes, but it's not typical karate and they mostly play karate-ish games, which is fine because they're 5 and 7. I don't love the tactic the sempai seemed to use by awarding the kids their white belt before they'd even discussed costs or the schedule with - roping the kids in. There is another karate that I think would be better, but it's a 20 min drive. The kids classes are 30mins, so I'd be losing about 50- 60mins for a 30 minute class (60 mins I guess if both kids are doing separate classes). I don't know if it's worth the travel time or not. Costs are roughly the same but the close one is more expensive to join.

Thanks